The Dilemma of Humanitarian Intervention
The Executive Power of the Law of Nature, After God
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6265375 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Dunn (0000-0002-9751-0087, University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 248-261 |
| Publication date | 1994-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Government and Opposition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0017-257X • E-ISSN: 1477-7053 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1477-7053.1994.tb01254.x |
| OpenAlex | W2098999526 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 16 |
There are at Least Three Possible Types of View about the justifiability of the use of force by states or private individuals on behalf of other private individuals or groups who are the victims of brutal and gratuitous coercion by another state. The first type of view is that no human being, and afortiorino state, can be justified in using force under any circumstances and for any purpose, because (andonlybecause) force is an intrinsic evil. This unflinchingly deontological view is generous but practically absurd. The second type of view is that states (or even private individuals) can be, and often arc, justified in using force against the brutally coercive actions of another state when, but only when, the latter is acting outside its own territorial jurisdiction. At least in the case of states what grounds that justification is their entitlement to defend themselves against foreign (as against domestic) aggression, and to defend also any other states with whom they have linked themselves either by standing alliances or by solemn common undertakings to secure each other's safety and sovereignty within the bounds of international law. In the case of private individuals, the corresponding justification would lie in their several personal entitlements to defend themselves as best they can against aggression
Coercion (linguistics · Dilemma · Economics · Entitlement (fair division · Humanitarian intervention · International law · Intervention (counseling · Jurisdiction · Law and economics · Municipal law · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Sovereignty · State (computer science · Use of force · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · War, Ethics, and Justification
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| Citations per year | 0.16 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1994 - 2008 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |